MAGDALENA NAYLOR

Professor, Psychiatry

Director, MindBody Medicine Clinic

Department of Psychiatry
University of Vermont
UHC, One S. Prospect Street
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 847-2673
magdalena.naylor@uvm.edu

http://www.med.uvm.edu/mbmc          

EDUCATION

Warsaw Medical University, M.D.:  1976
Warsaw Medical University, Ph.D.: 1987
Duke University Medical Center - Psychiatry Residency: 1984-1988    

C.V. (PDF)

Dr. Naylor is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, Director of the MindBody Medicine Clinic (MBMC) and Associate Director of the Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit (CNRU) in the Department of Psychiatry. She also collaborates with the Health Behavior Research Center (HBRC).

Magdalena Naylor received her M.D. and Ph.D. from the Warsaw Medical Academy in Poland and her training in Psychiatry at the Duke University Medical Center. She is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and is licensed to practice medicine in Vermont. She teaches clinical psychiatry and behavioral medicine to medical students, psychology students and physicians in training in psychiatry. As a clinician she specializes in the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders, unresolved grief, PTSD and chronic pain. She utilizes behavioral and cognitive techniques in both individual and group therapy.

Her research has focused on the neuroendocrinology of mood disorders, with special emphasis on depression and cognition in menopausal women. At the CNRU she collaborates on NIH sponsored studies on the interaction of estrogen and central cholinergic systems in menopausal and elderly women. She has also focused attention on the development of novel modes of treatment for chronic pain, obesity and alcohol dependence. She has recently shown that telephone support through interactive voice response (IVR) technologies, such as the Therapeutic IVR (TIVR), can dramatically improve the long-term outcome for patients participating in cognitive-behavioral therapy for pain management. These findings have resulted in her obtaining a 5-year NIH grant to continue this work. She is now in the process of expanding this research therapeutic approach to problems such as obesity. Together with the team at the HBRC she collaborates on an NIH sponsored research utilizing TIVR for alcohol relapse prevention.

As a founding member of the UVM Functional Brain Imaging Program, she recently began studying the effects of coping in chronic pain and obesity utilizing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

Dr. Naylor is also interested in how mind, body and spiritual issues differ in various cultural contexts. She traveled extensively throughout Asia and studied meditation in Nepal and Bali, Indonesia. She is co-author of the book The Search for Meaning.

Behavioral Medicine: Psychological approaches to treatment of chronic medical illness, with emphasis on chronic pain and posttraumatic stress disorder.

• NIH/NIAMS R21 - 2008-2010 - Role:  Principal Investigator
  “fMRI to evaluate CBT Treatment Response For Patients With Chronic Pain"
  
• NIH/NIAMS  R01- 2005 - 2010 - Role:  Principal Investigator
  "Therapeutic IVR for Relapse Prevention in Chronic Pain"
  
• NIH/NIAAA  R01  PI:  John Helzer, MD - 2004 - 2009 - Role:  Co-Investigator
  "Therapeutic IVR to Augment CBT in Alcohol Dependence."

Neuroendocrinology: Endocrinology of mood disorders, with special emphasis on depression and cognition in menopausal women, serotonin and aggressive behavior in patients with Alzheimer's disease. 

• NIH/NIA  R01   PI:  Paul Newhouse, MD - 2003 - 2009 - Role:  Co-Investigator
  "Estrogen Effects on Cholinergic Function in Older Women."
  

Neuroregulation of cardiovascular system: Interrelationship between the respiratory and cardiovascular control system in humans. 

Primary Investigator. Can Therapy alter CNS Processing of Chronic Pain: A Longitudinal Study.
(PI- Naylor) 1 R01 AR059674-01, NIH/NIAMS; 2010-2015.

Co-Investigator. Estrogen Effects on Cholinergic Function in Older Women (PI-Newhouse) 2 R01 AG021476, NIH/ NIA; 2009-2014    

Primary Investigator. Using fMRI to evaluate CBT treatment response for patients with chronic pain (PI: Naylor), R21AR055716-01, NIH/NIAMS; 2008-2010

Primary Investigator. Therapeutic IVR for Relapse Prevention in Chronic Pain, (PI: M. Naylor) 1 R01 AR052131-01 A1 NIH/NIAMS; 2005-2010

Co-Investigator. Therapeutic IVR to Augment CBT in Alcohol Dependence. (Co PI with John Helzer). NIH/R01; 2004-2009

Co-Investigator. Estrogen Effects on Cholinergic Function in Older Women. (PI: Newhouse). NIH/NIA R01 AG021476; 2003-2009

C0-Investigator. The Effects of Estradiol Administration on Emotional Responses and Brain Activation to Negative Emotional Stimuli in Older Women: a Pilot Study. (PI: Newhouse), UVM New Research Initiative (NIR); 2006-2007

Primary Investigator. Chronic Pain TIVR to Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse. (PI: M. Naylor) NIH/NIDA R21 DA016115; 2002-2004

Primary Investigator. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Telephone-based Extended Behavioral Therapy for Weight Management. (PI: Naylor) UVM New Research Initiative (NIR); 2004-2005A

Co-Investigator. Transdermal Nicotine Treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). (PI: Newhouse). NIH/NIA R01 AG02246;, 2003-2006

Co-Investigator. Enhancing Brief Intervention of Primary Care Physicians (PI: Helzer) NIH/NIAAA  R01 AA11954-02; 1999 – 2004

Co-Investigator. Estrogen Modulation Effects on Cholinergic Function in Normal Postmenopausal Women and Women with Alzheimer’s Disease. Alzheimer’s Association.  (PI: Newhouse) IIRG-99 1811; 1999
2004

Primary Investigator. Double-Blind study of Effexor, Zoloft, and Placebo for the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress  Disorder. (PI: Naylor) Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories; 2002 – 2003

Co-Investigator. Therapeutic Interactive Voice Response for Treatment of Alcohol Dependence:      Pilot Study. (PI: Helzer) POR/FAHC grant; 2002-2003

Co-Investigator. Estrogen Modulation of Mood and Cognition Following Monoaminergic Depletion in Post- menopausal Women. (PI: Newhouse) National Alliance for Research in Schizophrenia and  Depression; 1999-2002

Co-Investigator. Safety and Efficacy of Naltrel in Treatment of Alcohol Dependence (PI: Budney) Drug Abuse Sciences, Inc.; 2000 – 2001

Primary Investigator. Therapeutic Interactive Voice Response for Treatment of Chronic Pain: Pilot   
Study. (PI: Naylor) POR/FAHC grant; 1999-2000

Books and chapters:

Influence of respiratory activity and hypocapnia on the carotid baroreceptor reflex in man, Trzebski A., Raczkowska M., Kubin L, in Peter Sleight (ed.) Arterial Baroreceptors and Hypertension, Oxford Press, 1980

The Search for Meaning, Thomas H. Naylor, William H. Willimon and Magdalena R. Naylor, Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1994

The Search for Meaning Workbook, Thomas H. Naylor, William H. Willimon and Magdalena R. Naylor Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1994

Obesity, Pathophysiology and Treatment, Dennis Jones and Magdalena R. Naylor, in preparation

Magdalena R. Naylor: chapter: Pain Imaging, in Handbook on Pain and Palliative Care: Biobehavioral Approaches Across the Life Course, Editor Rhonda Moore: Springer, accepted for publication.

Scientific Articles:

Rose, GL, Skelly, JM, Badger, GJ, Naylor, MR, Helzer, JE “Interactive Voice Response for Relapse Prevention Following CBT for Alcohol Use Disorders: A Pilot Study,” Psychological Services, submitted for publication.

Naylor MR, Krauthamer M, Dumas J, Filippi C, Newhouse P. “Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Investigates Treatment Response to Cognitive-behavioral Therapy in Patients with Chronic Pain.” Cortex, submitted for publication

Cloud, G, Krauthamer, GM, Naylor, MR., “Beyond Pain: An Evaluation of a Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions’ Impact on Life Control. A Randomized Controlled Trial.” Journal of Clinical and Consulting Psychology, submitted for publication.

Dumas, JA., Albert, KM., Naylor, MR., Sites, CK., Benkelfat, C., Newhouse, PA. “The Effects of Age and Estrogen on Stress Responsivity in Older Women”. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, in revision.

Naylor, MR., Krauthamer, GM, Naud, S, Keefe, F., Helzer, JE. “Predictive Relationships Between Chronic Pain and Negative Emotion: A Four Month Daily-Process Study Using Therapeutic Interactive Voice Response (TIVR).” Comprehensive Psychiatry, epub ahead of print at www.sciencedirect.com. 2011.

Dumas, J.A., Kutz, A.M., Naylor, M.R., Johnson, J.V., & Newhouse, P.A. Increased memory load-related frontal activation after estradiol treatment in postmenopausal women. Hormones and Behavior, 2010, epub ahead of print. www.sciencedirect.com.

Newhouse P, Dumas, J., Wilkins, H., Emily Coderre, E., Sites, C., Naylor, MR., Benkelfat, C.,Young, S. “Estrogen Treatment Impairs Cognitive Performance following Psychosocial Stress and Monoamine Depletion in Postmenopausal Women.” Menopause, 17 (4): 860-873, 2010.

Naylor, MR., Naud, S., Keefe, F, Helzer, JE., “Therapeutic Interactive Voice Response for Chronic Pain and Opioid Medication Use Reduction.” Journal of Pain, 11 (12): 1410-1419, 2010.

Naylor MR, Naud S, Keefe FJ, Helzer JE. (2010.) Therapeutic Interactive Voice Response (TIVR) to Reduce Analgesic Medication Use for Chronic Pain Management. J Pain. 2010 Jul 8. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 20620119

Naylor MR, Keefe FJ, Brigidi B, Naud S, Helzer JE. (2008.) Therapeutic Interactive Voice Response for chronic pain reduction and relapse prevention. Pain 134(3):335-45. PMID: 18178011

Dumas J, Hancur-Bucci C, Naylor MR, Sites C, Newhouse P. (2008.) "Estradiol Interacts with the Cholinergic System to Affect Verbal Memory in Post-Menopausal Women: Evidence for the Critical Period Hypothesis." Hormones and Behavior, 53(1): 159-169.

Naylor MR, Keefe FJ, Brigidi B, Naud S, Helzer JE. “Therapeutic Interactive Voice Response for Chronic Pain Reduction and Relapse Prevention.” Pain, 134 (3): 335-345, 2008.
See also related editorial: Morley S. Relapse prevention: Still neglected after all these years. Pain, 134:239-240, 2008.

Abstracted in: Nature Clinical Practice Neurology, Research Highlights section, Feb. 2008, www.nature.com/clinicalpractice.comAbstracted in: Anesthesiology News, February, 2008.
Abstracted in: Pain Management News and Research, monthly e-newsletter, Currents of the The American Academy of Pain Management,http://www.aapainmanage.org/currents/currents0208.htm.
Abstracted in: Evidence-Based Nursing (http://ebn.bmj.com/) June 2008, a quarterly publication of the BMJ Publishing Group.

Dumas, J., Hancur-Bucci, C., Naylor, MR., Sites, C., & Newhouse, P. “Estrogen Interacts with the cholinergic System to Affect Verbal Memory in Post-Menopausal Women: Evidence for the Critical Period Hypothesis.” Hormones and Behavior, 53: 159-169, 2008.

Newhouse, P, Dumas, J, Hancur-Bucci, C, Naylor, MR, Sites, C, Benkelfat, C, Young, S. (2007.) "Estrogen Administration Negatively Alters Mood Following Monoaminergic Depletion and Psychosocial Stress in Postmenopausal Women." Neuropsychopharmacology, 31, 2056-2078.

Dumas, J, Hancur-Bucci, C, Naylor, M, Sites, C, Newhouse, P. (2006.) "Estrogen Treatment Effects on Anticholinergic-Induced Cognitive Dysfunction in Normal Postmenopausal Women," Neuropsychopharmacology, 31, 2065-2078.

Newhouse, P, Tatro A, Naylor M.R., Quealey K, Delgado P,: “Alzheimer’s Disease, serotonin systems, and Tryptophan Depletion”. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 10 (4): 483-484, 2002.

Naylor MR, Helzer JE, Naud S, Keefe FJ. (2002.) Automated telephone as an adjunct for the treatment of chronic pain: a pilot study. J Pain. 3(6):429-38.

Newhouse P, Tatro A, Naylor M.R., Quealey K, Delgado P,: “Alzheimer’s Disease, serotonin systems, and Tryptophan Depletion”. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 10 (4): 483-484, 2002.

Hancur, CA, Newhouse, PA, Naylor, MR, Young, S, Benkelfat, C, Schoenfeld, JD. “Estrogen Impairs Mood and Cognition after Social Stress in Post-menopausal Women”. Program No. 381.3. 2002 Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2002. CD-ROM.

Newhouse, PA, Hancur, CA, Naylor, MR, Young, S, Benkelfat, C, Schoenfeld, JD “Estrogen Modulation Effects on Mood and Cognition Following Monoaminergic Depletion in Post-menopausal Women”. Biological Psychiatry, 51, 8S: 82S, 2002.

Newhouse, PA, Hancur, CA, Naylor, MR, Kelton, M “Estrogen Administration Blunts Anticholinergic-induced Psychomotor and Attentional Impairment in Normal Post-menopausal Women.” Biological Psychiatry, 51, 8S: 137S. 2002.